function fetchFeed(feed, divId, cutoff_title, cutoff_story) {
	if(divId.match('news'))
	{
		feedType = "News";
	}//end if
	else if(divId.match('event'))
	{
		feedType = "Events";
	}//end else
	else
	{
		feedType = divId;
	}//end else.
	var errMessage = '<div class="banner">'+feedType+'</div>';
	
	var regexpIntranet = /intranet.umanitoba.ca/;
	
	if(location.hostname.match (regexpIntranet)) {
		strURL = 'http://intranet.umanitoba.ca/include/splash-feeds.php';
    }else{
		strURL = 'http://umanitoba.ca/include/splash-feeds1-2.php';
	}

	new Ajax.Request(strURL, {
	  method:'get',
		parameters: {
			'feed': feed,
			'divId': divId,
			'cutoff_story': cutoff_story,
			'cutoff_title': cutoff_title			
		},
		
		//onCreate: function() {
			//alert('http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/Feeds/newsFeed.asp?typ=2&sec='+feed);
			//var defaultContent = "<div class='headline'>"+feedType+"</div>";
			//defaultContent = defaultContent + "<div class='headline'>fetching data....</div>";
			//defaultContent = defaultContent + "<div class='story'></div>";	
			//$(divId).update(defaultContent);
			//alert(transport.responseText);

		//},		
		onSuccess: function(transport) {
			//alert('http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/Feeds/newsFeed.asp?typ=2&sec='+feed);	
			$(divId).update(transport.responseText);
			//alert(transport.responseText);

		},
		onException: function(transport, exception) {
			var ename = exception.name;
			var emsg = exception.message;
			errMessage = errMessage + "<div class='headline'>ERROR - "+ename+"</div>";
			errMessage = errMessage + "<div class='story'>Failed to obtain feed</div>";
			var theContent = $(divId);
			theContent.update(errMessage);
		},
		onFailure: function() {
			var tryAgain = "Unable to acquire information.<br/><form><input type=\"button\" value=\"Try Again\" onclick=\"fetchFeed(" + feed + ", '" + text + ", " + divId + "')\" /></form>";
			$(divId).innerHTML = tryAgain;
		}
	});

}


	
	
	


	

